Every Spring Festival, in addition to eating and playing mahjong with your family, it is also indispensable to watch Spring Festival movies, especially this year's many blockbuster films, each of which makes adults and children relish. Brother Ruan also can't help but brush several Spring Festival movies in a row, but as a professional auto media person, Brother Ruan's focus is naturally not only wonderful stories and pictures, but also the classic models that appear in the film. So today, Brother Reel will talk to everyone about the eye-catching "cars" in the Spring Festival movies of the Year of the Tiger. (Basically no spoilers, please feel free to eat)
"This Killer Is Not Calm"
Volga GAZ 24
As a film set in the Republic of China period, "This Killer Is Not Calm" is full of a lot of elements from the 1950s, of which retro cars are naturally the best props.
The Volga is one of the most photographed models, and it is also a famous automobile brand born in the Former Soviet Union's Gorky Automobile Factory, which was born in 1956. During the former Soviet era, Volga cars were hailed as "the pride of the Soviet automobile industry" and "the high-class cars of socialism".
For the Chinese people, volga has also evoked the memories of many people. In the early days of the Founding of The People's Republic of China, the Volga was used in China as an official car and a state-level courtesy car, and the Gorky Automobile Factory was also Chinese referred to as "GAZ" according to its Russian abbreviation pronunciation. However, after the devastation of the 2008 financial crisis, the Volga has reached the brink of collapse, seeking relief everywhere, and now it has gradually disappeared.
Shanghai SH760
As for the other retro model, the frequency of appearance is not so high, but Brother Reel still recognizes "it" in the 0.01 second shot, that is, the Shanghai SH760.
In the 1960s and 1970s, China's automotive industry began to develop vigorously, and the Shanghai Automobile Factory launched a rather successful model, the Shanghai BRAND SH760 series sedan.
The predecessor of this car is a sample car of the "Phoenix" brand car, and the body design part refers to the 1956 Mercedes-Benz 220S sedan, and now it seems that the design of the car is still quite bright. Shanghai SH760 adopts all-wheel independent suspension structure, equipped with 6-cylinder Jinfeng 685Q gasoline engine, rated at 100 horsepower, 13 liters of fuel consumption per 100 kilometers, and a maximum speed of 132 km / h, which did not seem to lose any foreign models at that time.
It is worth mentioning that for 30 years, the Shanghai brand SH760 series sedan was the only domestic official car and the largest car produced in China at that time. In 1974, the revised SH760A was introduced, and the annual production capacity eventually reached the level of more than 5,000 vehicles.
"Chosin Lake No. Shuimun Bridge"
M3 half-track armored vehicle
As a war-themed movie, "Chosin Lake's Pratunam Bridge" appeared a large number of military weapons, including the US "Sherman" tank, H5 helicopter, "Dodge" truck, and the "Willis" jeep we are relatively familiar with.
But the most impressive thing in the film is the "M3 half-track armored vehicle" that pushes the plot to a climax.
In our impression, cars are either all wheel driven, or driven by tracks like tanks and tractors, but we rarely see models with both wheels and tracks. However, in the war years, the half-tracked car can be said to be an artifact that crosses mountains and mountains. The M3 half-track armored vehicle in the film is a product of the US military during World War II.
As the name suggests, the half-track vehicle is designed for the advantages and disadvantages of the tracked and wheeled transmission systems, taking into account the super off-road capability of the tracked vehicle and the high durability and strong loading capacity of the wheeled vehicle.
But in fact, the actual performance of the half-track car is not as perfect as the designer expected, and the high manufacturing and maintenance costs and insufficient maneuverability make the use of the half-track car more and more chicken, so this type of model has long disappeared.
"Four Seas"
In the Spring Festival movies of the Year of the Tiger, "Four Seas" is the only movie with the theme of "car", and it is also the motorcycle that can best reflect the enthusiasm of youth, and each starring actor in the film has an exclusive car.
Yamaha SR400, I believe this is also a classic in the hearts of many Chinese people. Born in the late 1970s, the Yamaha SR400 remains authentic and is one of the world's most iconic motorcycles, powered by a 399cc single-cylinder, two-valve air-cooled engine and pedal-on start. In 2021 YAMAHA released the last version of SR400 FinakEdition.
The BMW R nineT, also known as the "latte", is equipped with a 1170cc horizontally opposed air-cooled twin-cylinder engine, and the two engine heads on both sides of the body are its most conspicuous symbols. The R nine T is a 2014 model that pays homage to bmw motorcycles from the 70s.
Honda Super Cub, one of the world's most successful motorcycles, has sold more than 100 million units worldwide since its birth in 1958. Although the Super Cub is equipped with a 50cc single-cylinder engine, it is favored by the global market due to its curved beam design, convenience and passability, and affordable leather durability.
In addition, there is also a small motorcycle from Honda in the film, the Honda EZ-9, which is also quite eye-catching, with a rather chic shape, and is a field motorcycle that cannot be driven on the road.
Gwangyang Motorcycle Racing 150 is one of the few domestic motorcycles in the film, perhaps the name "cornering lover" is more well known, this car is also AG's fist product in the small displacement pedal motorcycle, known for handling and performance, the 4-valve version of the model is also a rare opponent in the same class.
Seeing this, do you think that these Spring Festival movies have been watched in vain? As a product of the modern development history of mankind, the automobile can largely reflect the background of the times, and can also well set off the environment at that time in film and television works, so that the audience can be more deeply immersed in it.